Air Force Corporate Standards
Provide climate-based landscape features following principles of sustainable design and low impact design integrating existing context, safety, security, circulation, accessibility, functionality, cost effectiveness, and aesthetics following UFCs 3-201-02 and 3-210-10. Adhere to IFS for landscape materials and irrigation and for minimum ongoing maintenance requirements.
Sustainability
Use water-efficient regionally appropriate landscape and irrigation strategies, such as water reuse and the use of harvested rainwater, following UFC 1-200-02. Comply with DoD Memorandum, “Water Use for Landscape Architecture on Department of Defense Installations / Sites”, with strategies to meet the requirement for no potable water irrigation. Cost-effectively integrate grey-water irrigation systems following IFS. Coordinate landscape with other site features and building elements to promote efficiencies in passive systems such as shading.
Resilience
Consider the documented risks from weather, climate and geological events and develop landscape designs that have minimal impact on mission operations following these events.
In areas subject to storm surge or flooding, develop a resilient landscape with appropriate materials that recover with minimal required maintenance.
UFC 1-200-02 High Performance and Sustainable Building Requirements https://www.wbdg.org/ffc/dod/unified-facilities-criteria-ufc/ufc-1-200-02
UFC 3-201-02 Landscape Architecture https://www.wbdg.org/ffc/dod/unified-facilities-criteria-ufc/ufc-3-201-02
DoD Memorandum, "Water Use for Landscape Architecture on Department of Defense Installations / Sites", 10 March 2017 https://www.acq.osd.mil/eie/Downloads/IE/Water%20Use%20for%20Landscape%20Architecture%203.10.17.pdf
